Is there a god? 1: You should wager that there is

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1. What did Pascal believe?

  • You can decide to acquire a belief
  • We should be agnostic
  • We shouldn't risk infinite loss for finite gain
  • There are rationally persuasive arguments for religion
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2. Which is not an objection to Pascal's Wager?

  • Finite gain
  • Many gods
  • Outcomes are wrong
  • We shouldn't try to acquire beliefs out of self-interest

3. Which kind of should is "You should eat vegetables"?

  • Rational
  • Moral or prudential
  • Prudential
  • Moral

4. Decision theory:

  • determining the best thing to do when there is uncertainty about what will happen
  • determining what you want to do when there is uncertainty about what will happen
  • determining the best thing to do when there is certainty about what will happen
  • determining what you want to do when there is certainty about what will happen

5. Which kind of should is "You shouldn't eat meat"?

  • Moral or prudential
  • Rational
  • Prudential
  • Moral

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